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Allison Crawford Eugene Gloria is the author of three books of poems. His honors include a National Poetry Series selection, A Pushcart Prize, the 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and a Fulbright Research Grant. He teaches creative writing and English literature at DePauw University. On Sounds Good, Murray State University MFA Program Director Carrie Jerrell speaks with Gloria who will read at MSU Sunday evening at 7:30 as part of the Murray State MFA Program's residency week.Poet Eugene Gloria Reads at MSUhttp://wkms.org/post/poet-eugene-gloria-reads-msu
72687 as http://wkms.orgSun, 08 Jan 2017 23:50:19 +0000Poet Eugene Gloria Reads at MSUChad Lampe Irish American poet and award-winning journalist Lawrence Welsh speaks with Chad Lampe on Sounds Good about how growing up a first generation Irish American in south central Los Angeles influences his work.[Audio] Poet Lawrence Welsh on Growing Up Irish American on the Violent Streets of LAhttp://wkms.org/post/audio-poet-lawrence-welsh-growing-irish-american-violent-streets-la
65139 as http://wkms.orgTue, 12 Jul 2016 13:54:15 +0000[Audio] Poet Lawrence Welsh on Growing Up Irish American on the Violent Streets of LABarbara J. KingThe Seer: A Portrait of Wendell Berry , a documentary premiering today at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, conveys the joys of living in a rural American community and, also, the hellish changes to that manner of life wrought by massive industrialization. The film takes place in Henry County, Ky., where writer and activist Wendell Berry's family has farmed the land for 200 years. Directed by Laura Dunn, the movie isn't afraid to look at farms and farmers with emotion — one thing that drew me to it. (I screened the film at home, not in Austin.) Dunn interviews Berry, his wife Tanya and daughter Mary, and others — like organic farmer Steve Smith. Collectively, their words sear. "A little nowhere place," Berry says, that's what these small rural towns are called now. Rural folks know all too well the prevailing sentiment in the country at large that, as Mary puts it: "If you were smarter, you'd do something besides farming." And, of course, more of us than ever before are doing'The Seer:' Wendell Berry And The Vanishing Beauty Of Small Farmshttp://wkms.org/post/seer-wendell-berry-and-vanishing-beauty-small-farms
59729 as http://wkms.orgMon, 14 Mar 2016 14:56:27 +0000'The Seer:' Wendell Berry And The Vanishing Beauty Of Small FarmsTracy Ross Monday is the 28th Annual Celebrate Women Luncheon recognizing efforts and accomplishments of women affiliated with Murray State University. Constance Alexander says she's been involved in the luncheon since she moved to Murray in 1988. This year, through a grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women, she's sharing writing from women's and LGBTQ groups, and reads some of the poems on Sounds Good .[Audio] Constance Alexander Previews 28th Annual Celebrate Women Luncheon Mondayhttp://wkms.org/post/audio-constance-alexander-previews-28th-annual-celebrate-women-luncheon-monday
59647 as http://wkms.orgFri, 11 Mar 2016 22:28:13 +0000[Audio] Constance Alexander Previews 28th Annual Celebrate Women Luncheon MondayTracy Ross Louisville Poet Adam Day reads from his poetry tonight in the Clara M. Eagle Gallery on Murray State's Campus. He speaks with Tracy Ross on Sounds Good ahead of his visit about his inspiration, acclaim and thoughts on the succinctness of poetry.[Audio] Adam Day, Louisville PEN Award-Winning Poet, Reads at Murray Statehttp://wkms.org/post/audio-adam-day-louisville-pen-award-winning-poet-reads-murray-state
57754 as http://wkms.orgThu, 28 Jan 2016 22:54:16 +0000[Audio] Adam Day, Louisville PEN Award-Winning Poet, Reads at Murray StateMatt MarkgrafThe Murray State University Creative Writing MFA program kicks off with acclaimed poet Mark Jarman reading from his forthcoming book, The Heronry, Saturday at the Clara M. Eagle Gallery. Jarman taught at Murray State from 1980 to 1983 and is presently Centennial Professor of English at Vanderbilt University. His honors include a Guggenheim fellowship in poetry as well as numerous awards. On Sounds Good , Matt Markgraf speaks with Jarman about his thoughts on writing and teaching poetry, 'New Formative' and 'New Narrative' style and how and how fresh forms of poetry emerge.[Audio] Acclaimed Poet Mark Jarman Kicks Off MFA Reading Serieshttp://wkms.org/post/audio-acclaimed-poet-mark-jarman-kicks-mfa-reading-series
56952 as http://wkms.orgFri, 08 Jan 2016 21:18:25 +0000[Audio] Acclaimed Poet Mark Jarman Kicks Off MFA Reading SeriesTracy Ross Murray author Constance Alexander holds a reading this Sunday at 2 p.m. at Calloway County Public Library, titled "Old, New, Borrowed & Blue" featuring a variety of work, including new material on her recent project with the elderly and caregiving and her book of poetry "64 Blue Letters," about a high school yearbook in the year 1964. Alexander stops by Sounds Good to preview some of her work ahead of the reading.[Audio] Constance Alexander Holds "Old, New, Borrowed & Blue" Literary Reading, Sundayhttp://wkms.org/post/audio-constance-alexander-holds-old-new-borrowed-blue-literary-reading-sunday
54075 as http://wkms.orgThu, 29 Oct 2015 15:41:12 +0000[Audio] Constance Alexander Holds "Old, New, Borrowed Kate Lochte Poet and essayist Andrew Hudgins is a guest author for the 2015 July Reading Series of the Murray State University MFA in Creative Writing Program, presenting Sunday at 6 p.m. in Clara M. Eagle Gallery. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his collection Saints and Strangers and winner of the Poetry Prize for After the Lost War . Murray State professor of English and published poet Peter Murphy speaks with Hudgins about his art on Sounds Good .Hudgins' Poetry Balances Humor and Pathos, Reading at Murray Statehttp://wkms.org/post/hudgins-poetry-balances-humor-and-pathos-reading-murray-state
50537 as http://wkms.orgFri, 10 Jul 2015 21:39:07 +0000Hudgins' Poetry Balances Humor and Pathos, Reading at Murray StateKate Lochte Paducah-based poet Samuel "Snacks" Hawkins has been performing his poetry at events around the region for many years (including the 2014 WKMS Battle of the Bands Competition at Maiden Alley Cinema). On Sounds Good , Kate Lochte learns about his new book This is Why Kids Wanna Stay Up Late , hears some of his poetry, and his process teaching kids poetry in class workshops.Paducah Poet Samuel "Snacks" Hawkins on New Book and Teaching Poetryhttp://wkms.org/post/paducah-poet-samuel-snacks-hawkins-new-book-and-teaching-poetry
48676 as http://wkms.orgTue, 21 Apr 2015 18:14:50 +0000Paducah Poet Samuel "Snacks" Hawkins on New Book and Teaching PoetryKate Lochte Update: This reading was rescheduled to April 2, due to winter weather in February. This conversation was re-broadcast on Sounds Good , April 1. In 2013, Penguin Books published Adrian Matejka's book about the flamboyant boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American heavyweight champion of the world who held the title from 19088 to 1915. The book received the 2014 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award recognizing its important contribution to the understanding of racism and human diversity. Writing for Boston.com of The Boston Globe, John Freeman says that Matejka's voice is that of the boxer: "The gold-toothed, Shakespeare-loving, womanizing child of ex-slaves talks jive, taunts opponents, and muses philosophical about the American condition: 'When I clinch a man/it's like being swaddled in forgiveness.'" Kate Lochte visited with Matejka about The Big Smoke ahead of his reading Thursday night at Murray State.'The Big Smoke' Author Reads Poems About Boxer Jack Johnson at Murray Statehttp://wkms.org/post/big-smoke-author-reads-poems-about-boxer-jack-johnson-murray-state
47224 as http://wkms.orgWed, 01 Apr 2015 16:26:13 +0000'The Big Smoke' Author Reads Poems About Boxer Jack Johnson at Murray StateKate Lochte 'Have a good summer! Love ya! Stay as sweet as you are! Don't ever change!' These are some of the messages that have appeared in high school yearbooks for decades. While much has changed since 1964, much of the fundamental high school experience are more or less the same. Playwright, author, teacher, former business executive Constance Alexander joins Kate Lochte on Sounds Good to read from her book of poems 64 Blue Letters , recalling a high school yearbook in verse.Murray Poet Brings High School Yearbook To Life in "64 Blue Letters"http://wkms.org/post/murray-poet-brings-high-school-yearbook-life-64-blue-letters
48067 as http://wkms.orgWed, 25 Mar 2015 19:51:54 +0000Murray Poet Brings High School Yearbook To Life in "64 Blue Letters"Kate Lochte West Kentucky Highland Society hosts the annual dinner tribute to the immortal work of the legendary Scots bard, Robert "Rabbie" Burns, Saturday, January 24 at Murray Woman's Club. Festival spokesperson and supper 'compere' Robert Valentine stops by Sounds Good to talk about the poet's views on equality, the toast to the lassies and why haggis might actually be appetizing.Toast the Scottish Bard at the Robert Burns Supper in Murrayhttp://wkms.org/post/toast-scottish-bard-robert-burns-supper-murray
46388 as http://wkms.orgWed, 14 Jan 2015 21:58:27 +0000Toast the Scottish Bard at the Robert Burns Supper in MurrayKate LochteMurray State University Professor of English Carrie Jerrell has received an Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship from the Kentucky Arts Council. She is one of six writers chosen for demonstrating a high level of excellence and creativity in their literary ares careers. On Sounds Good , Kate Lochte speaks with Jerrell, reading form her newest work.MSU Professor Receives One of Six Fellowships for Individual Artists in Kentuckyhttp://wkms.org/post/msu-professor-receives-one-six-fellowships-individual-artists-kentucky
42505 as http://wkms.orgThu, 31 Jul 2014 19:28:03 +0000MSU Professor Receives One of Six Fellowships for Individual Artists in KentuckyKate LochteTwo-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize, Esther Lee, is the author of the poetry collection Spit , which received the 2010 Elixir Press Poetry Prize. Having won many other literary awards, Lee is also Kundiman fellow. Kundiman is a national organization dedicated to the creation and cultivation of Asian American creative writing. lee' son faculty at Agness Scott College in Atlanta and reads her poetry tomorrow night (July 17) at 7:30 in the Clara Eagle Gallery of Doyle Fine Arts. Kate speaks with Dr. Lee on Sounds Good .'Spit' Poet Lee Reads at Murray State MFA Serieshttp://wkms.org/post/spit-poet-lee-reads-murray-state-mfa-series
42138 as http://wkms.orgWed, 16 Jul 2014 20:49:30 +0000'Spit' Poet Lee Reads at Murray State MFA SeriesKate LochteHopkinsville author Michael Freeland joins us on Sounds Good to read from and discuss his recently published book of poetry, Homeplace: Finding Poetry in Everyday Places. Freeland has also published Blood River to Berlin - The World War II Journal of an Army Medic and Time and the River - A Memoir .Hopkinsville Author Michael Freeland Pens Book of Poetryhttp://wkms.org/post/hopkinsville-author-michael-freeland-pens-book-poetry
40208 as http://wkms.orgTue, 29 Apr 2014 19:13:19 +0000Hopkinsville Author Michael Freeland Pens Book of PoetryKate LochteHighly lauded poet, Boston native, UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Alan Shapiro reads from his latest book at Murray State this Thursday (April 3) in the Clara M. Eagle Gallery. Shapiro has won numerous awards for his work including two from the National Arts Foundation. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation. On Sounds Good, Shapiro reads from his work and talks about how he became a poet after his high school basketball career ended.Acclaimed Poet Alan Shapiro Reads at Murray Statehttp://wkms.org/post/acclaimed-poet-alan-shapiro-reads-murray-state
39613 as http://wkms.orgTue, 01 Apr 2014 18:56:52 +0000Acclaimed Poet Alan Shapiro Reads at Murray StateKate LochteSlam Poet Samuel "Snacks" Hawkins runs a mentoring program at the Oscar Cross Boys and Girls Club in Paducah and shares his poetry with us during Sounds Good . He also brings news of a West Kentucky Poets group he's working on starting.Slam Poet "Snacks" Starts West Kentucky Poets Grouphttp://wkms.org/post/slam-poet-snacks-starts-west-kentucky-poets-group
38117 as http://wkms.orgFri, 17 Jan 2014 21:37:48 +0000Slam Poet "Snacks" Starts West Kentucky Poets GroupMatt MarkgrafDo you want kiss Carl Kasell ? Do you dream of Diane Rehm ? Is WKMS your valentine? Then write us a poem to tell us why you love WKMS! Write an ode to your favorite host, a sonnet for your go-to program, or a haiku for a memorable driveway moment. Poems can be any length or form. They just have to express your love for public radio. The Top 10 Poets will receive a box of chocolates from The Chocolate Factory in Downtown Paducah, delivered to their sweetheart (or their own sweet tooth) and the winning poems will be read on air during Sounds Good on Valentine's Day! Please email your poems to msu.wkms@murraystate.edu with "Love Poem" in the subject line. Be sure to include: Your Poem's Title Your Name Address and Phone Number The Name and Mailing Address where you would like your chocolates sent if you win A brief message to be included with your chocolates Entries must be submitted by Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at midnight No WKMS personnel, professional, intern or family member mayWKMS Love Poems Sound Good Contest!http://wkms.org/post/wkms-love-poems-sound-good-contest
37994 as http://wkms.orgMon, 13 Jan 2014 19:09:12 +0000WKMS Love Poems Sound Good Contest!Todd HattonPaducah poet Etheridge Knight is among the thirteen finalists for the 2014 Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame. Knight was born in Mississippi but moved with his family to Paducah when his father got a job working on Kentucky Dam.Paducah Author Among Finalists for 2014 KY Writers Hall of Famehttp://wkms.org/post/paducah-author-among-finalists-2014-ky-writers-hall-fame
37783 as http://wkms.orgFri, 03 Jan 2014 19:08:04 +0000Paducah Author Among Finalists for 2014 KY Writers Hall of FameKate LochteMurray State's MFA in Creative Writing Program Director Ann Neelon visits Kate Locte on Sounds Good to read a selection of favorite poems for the holiday season. They also talk about the upcoming MFA residency, visiting writers, and the latest issue of the New Madrid literary journal.Holiday Poems from Murray State's MFA in Creative Writing Director Ann Neelonhttp://wkms.org/post/holiday-poems-murray-states-mfa-creative-writing-director-ann-neelon
37298 as http://wkms.orgThu, 12 Dec 2013 20:21:56 +0000Holiday Poems from Murray State's MFA in Creative Writing Director Ann Neelon